Public Health Laboratory Network · Pacific Northwest
From swab collection to surveillance dashboard — every result defensible, every chain of custody intact.
A BSL-2 certified network of public health laboratories serving county health officers, water district compliance managers, and state epidemiologists who need genomic sequencing results before the morning briefing.
Standard TAT
Routine environmental panels
Outbreak TAT
Priority pathogen identification
Annual Samples
Processed across all network sites
Pathogen Panels
Validated & CLIA-certified
Four Domains.
One Defensible Record.
Each capability is backed by validated methods, traceable instrumentation, and accreditation documentation available on request.
Regulatory concordance rate
Environmental & Water Testing
From municipal distribution systems to cooling towers and recreational waters — every matrix, every regulated analyte. We interrogate samples down to single colony counts and deliver results that clear EPA deadlines and hold up in administrative hearings.
Potable water, wastewater, recreational water, and industrial discharge testing under EPA Methods 1600, 1603, 524.3, 200.8, and 300.0. PFAS screening via EPA 533 and 537.1. Real-time PCR confirmation for Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1.
Validated Methods
Instrumentation
Median priority result TAT
Clinical Diagnostics & Outbreak Response
When an emergency department flags a cluster, our outbreak response protocol activates within the hour. Respiratory panels, enteric pathogen identification, and bloodborne pathogen confirmation — all routed to your surveillance dashboard before the morning briefing.
Syndromic respiratory panels (influenza A/B, RSV, SARS-CoV-2, hMPV), enteric pathogen cultures and PCR (Salmonella, Shigella, STEC, Campylobacter, Norovirus GI/GII), and bloodborne pathogen confirmation. CLIA high-complexity certified.
Validated Methods
Instrumentation
WGS to surveillance dashboard
Genomic Surveillance & WGS
Whole genome sequencing results routed into PulseNet, GenomeTrakr, and state epidemiological surveillance platforms by morning. Cluster analysis, phylogenetic trees, and source attribution — the evidence chain your investigators need.
Illumina short-read WGS for foodborne pathogen source attribution (Listeria, Salmonella, E. coli O157). Oxford Nanopore long-read for novel variant characterization. Bioinformatics pipeline outputs in NCBI-compatible formats with full metadata schemas for CDC reporting.
Validated Methods
Instrumentation
Susceptibility panel concordance vs. reference
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling
AMR surveillance data that feeds directly into NHSN and state AR programs. Minimum inhibitory concentration determination, resistance gene detection, and plasmid characterization for the isolates that matter most to your jurisdiction.
Broth microdilution MIC panels for critical-priority pathogens (CRE, CRAB, CRPA, VRSA). Genotypic resistance profiling via targeted sequencing (mecA, blaKPC, blaNDM, vanA/B). Phenotypic confirmation per CLSI M100 standards. Data export in WHONET and NHSN-compatible formats.
Validated Methods
Instrumentation
Evidence in the Dossier
Every finding below is documented, chain-of-custody verified, and available as reference for procurement officers upon request.
Legionella Cluster Traced in 72 Hours — Cooling Tower Source Confirmed
Situation
County health received three hospital reports of Legionnaires' disease within a four-block radius on a Tuesday morning. Assay_Lab's outbreak response protocol activated at 07:15. Environmental swabs from six cooling towers were collected by 11:00. Real-time PCR identified Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in Tower 3 by 14:30. Sequence typing confirmed genetic match to all three clinical isolates by Thursday morning.
Key Findings
Clinical isolates matched
Environmental samples processed
Hours to source confirmation
Additional cases post-intervention
Municipal Distribution System Cleared for Reopening — 48-Hour TCR Compliance Package
Situation
Following a main break and precautionary boil-water advisory affecting 4,200 service connections, the district required Total Coliform Rule compliance documentation before lifting restrictions. Assay_Lab collected 42 distribution system samples across six pressure zones simultaneously. All samples were processed under EPA Method 9223B with presence/absence confirmation.
Key Findings
Distribution samples analyzed
Positive coliform results
Hours to compliance package
Projected cost savings
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Full panel catalog with method references, detection limits, and accreditation scope. Available to verified public health agencies.
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A 30-minute structured briefing tailored to your jurisdiction's testing priorities. We'll walk through applicable accreditation scope, turnaround commitments, and data delivery formats before any contract discussion.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited — A2LA Certificate #4827.01
CLIA Certificate of Compliance — Certificate #52D2234921
EPA-approved methods — Full scope available on request
Three BSL-2 certified network sites — WA, OR, CA
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